Title
A Chinese street opera in performance
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 21.5 x 27.4 cm
Accession No.
1993-00285-038
Collection of
As seen in this photograph, Chinese opera troupes performed on a stage that had been temporarily erected, and the performances would only run for a few days. Commonly known as 'wayang' in Malay, the Chinese street opera was an inexpensive and popular form of entertainment that was available to Chinese immigrants in Singapore during the early days. The wayang is closely associated with religious celebrations and the performing wayang troupes would be hired by the local temple or clan association.
